Question

Question 2 a building meets the ground at a right angle. the top of a 10-foot ladder is placed against the bottom edge of a window in the building, and the base of the ladder is placed 6 feet from where the building meets the ground. part a question use lines and text to draw and label a diagram that represents this situation.

Answer 1

The diagram that illustrates the situation of the ladder laid against the wall is shown in the image attached.

How to draw the diagram that illustrates the situation?

The diagram that illustrates the given situation is sketched as follows;

The length of the ladder is 10 ft

The base of the ladder from the building is 6 ft

The height of the building from the point of intersection of the ladder is calculated by applying Pythagoras theorem as follows;

h² = 10² - 6²

h² = 100 - 36

h² = 64

h = √ (64)

h = 8 ft

So the image attached shows the position of the 10 ft ladder against the building at a base distance of 6 ft and vertical height of the ladder as 8 ft.